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Ready to explore the Ready to explore the STICKY, STRETCHY, SLIPPERY WORLDSTICKY, STRETCHY, SLIPPERY WORLD of of SLIMESLIME??
Then step into the Slime Lab! Then step into the Slime Lab!
You’ll create your own slimes from scratch, lead hands-on investigations into
You’ll create your own slimes from scratch, lead hands-on investigations into
scientific principles, and observe strange behaviors and puzzling patterns.scientific principles, and observe strange behaviors and puzzling patterns.
GETGET TOTO KNOWKNOW YOURYOUR
SSLLIIMMEE LLAABB EEQQUUIIPPMEMENNT!T! To clean the machine between recipes, first empty the
contents into your Sludge Bucket. Scoop out as much
goo as you can. Then, tilt the machine and rinse ONLY the rubber slime bowl and dome
base under gently running water.
SLUDGE BUCKETDon’t put any slime down the sink or toilet. Instead,
create a Sludge Bucket out of a saucepan or a large bowl. Toss all your slimy stuff into
the Sludge Bucket. Empty the goop into the garbage when
you are finished experimenting for the day.
THE FIRST-IN-THE-WORLD
THE FIRST-IN-THE-WORLD
MACHINE DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY
MACHINE DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY
TO INVESTIGATE
TO INVESTIGATE SSLLIIMMEE!!
The bottom of the green bracket has 8 sides, with one side open. With the open side facing the front of the slime machine, fit the rubber plunger inside the bracket. It only fits through the wide part at the top of the bracket.
Set the three indentations on the dome base over the three bracket ends. Press down on each indentation until it snaps into place. You want a tight fit.
Stretch and fit the three slots on the rubber slime bowl over the three ends of the bracket.
When the plunger is centered inside the bracket, push the bracket straight down until it snaps into place on the Slime-O-Nator base.
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Hand wash your lab equipment. Do not use the dishwasher. The Dome Base and Slime Bowl remove easily for cleaning. Make sure you always have a tight fit when you replace them.
SLIME BOWL
DIAL
(No hole)
(hole for addiNg liquids
aNd pokiNg slimes)
Insert batteries (see back cover).
snap!
Before turning on
the Slime-O-Nator, place
the dome top onto the base
and press them together
where the dimples meet.
snap!snap!snap!BRACKET
PLUNGER
SLIME STICK
MIXING CUPDROPPER
GOOP SCOOP
GRADUATED CYLINDER
DOMETOP
DOME BASE
each side of scoop is 1 tablespooN (15 ml)
1 teaspooN (5 ml)
Plunger
SLIME-O-NATOR BASE
BEST LAB PRACTICESread the instructions all the way through before you start an experiment.
Make sure you have all the supplies and
Equipment you need,
Keep slime and food coloring off fabrics.
Keep it clean! work on newspaper, a cookie
sheet, or an easy-to-clean surface.
Try to keep water away from the blue-and-green Slime-O-Nator base (that is where the motor and batteries are).
Keep borax dust away from your face and avoid
inhaling it. Keep borax away from small children.
WAVE DOME
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NOTE TO GROWN-UPS: Investigating slime is fun, it’s mes
sy, and the
opportunities for learning and experimentation
are boundless.This kit encourages trial-and-error
testing using household ingredients. Kids shouldn’t
have all the fun, so we hope you’ll experiment
alongside your young scientist. A couple of the
experiments REQUIRE adult help. Happy sliming!
something missing or broken?call smartlab customer service at 1-866-319-5900. We Will happily resolve your coNcerNs.
PRINCIPLE: NON-NEWTONIAN FLUIDSPRINCIPLE: NON-NEWTONIAN FLUIDS
When you’re done, pour the slime
back into the mixing bowl and wash
out the cylinder thoroughly.
This slime can’t make up its mind. Is it A This slime can’t make up its mind. Is it A LIQUID? A SOLID? BOTH?LIQUID? A SOLID? BOTH?
INGREDIENTS CORNSTARCH WATER FOOD COLORING
LAB EQUIPMENT SMALL BOWL
MEASURING CUPS
SLIME CYLINDER
SPOON
Pour some slime into your cylinder and plunge the plunger end of the slime stick down into the slime.
Compare the feel of hard and gentle pushes and pulls.
Scoop up a small amount of slime and roll it into a ball. As long as you keep rolling, the slime keeps its shape.
MUTANT SLIMEMUTANT SLIME
EEXXPPEERRIIMEMENNTT WITHWITH MUTANT SLIMEMUTANT SLIME
OOOOZZIINNGG SSLLIIMMEE BBAALLLL
THE THE
SSPPLLAT AT TTEESSTT
RREESSIISSTTIINNGG THETHE FFOORRCCEE
1 2Measure ½ cup (118 mL) of cornstarch into the bowl.
Slowly stir in 3 to 4 tablespoons (45 to 60 mL) of water.
Add a drop or two of food coloring, if you want.
Stir until mixed.
Back in the 1700s, scientist Isaac
Newton studied fluids. He said
a fluid would behave the same
way all the time, unless it got too
hot (steam) or too cold (ice). But
cornstarch slime doesn’t behave
the way Newton predicted—so it’s
called a non-Newtonian fluid.
Other non-Newtonian fluids include
paint, ketchup, custard, shampoo,
and toothpaste. They don’t all act
like cornstarch slime, but they all
are freaky in some way.
NON-NEWTONIAN FLUIDS
The scientific word for a liquid’s thickness is
VISCOSITY (viss-KOSS-ity). A liquid with low viscosity,
like water, is runny and flows freely. A liquid with high
viscosity, like honey, is thick and doesn’t flow easily—it
resists flowing. Cornstarch slime gets more viscous when you push, squeeze, or shake
it. More on this when you turn the page.
VISCOSITY: THE THICK AND THIN OF IT
Drizzle slime off the spoon into the mixing bowl. Observe how it flows.Tap your fingers hard on the surface of the slime. Now push your fingers slowly into the slime, and stir it.
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Have your family gather ’round as you pour a puddle of slime onto a cookie sheet.Now slap your hand down on top of the puddle and watch your audience jump back.
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU PUSH HARD?
WHAT ABOUT WHEN YOU STIR SLOWLY?
CAN YOU GRAB A HANDFUL OF SLIME?
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU STOP ROLLING IT?
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HEY! WHERE’S THE SPLAT?
THE ANTI-SLIMECornstarch will not dissolve
completely, but you can make it act more like a regular liquid by adding water.
WHEN YOU ARE DONE EXPERIMENTING, POUR OR
SCRAPE THE SLIME INTO YOUR SLUDGE BUCKET.
DON’T POUR IT DOWN THE DRAIN OR TOILET.
The cornstarch slime recipe is typically 2 parts
cornstarch to 1 part water.
You want it to be thin enough to pour slowly, like honey, but
thick enough to feel solid when you tap the surface.
If it’s watery, add a little more cornstarch. If it’s too
thick to stir, add a little more water.
GET A GRIP ONCORNSTARCH SLIME
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TRY THIS!Turn off the Slime-O-Nator. How does the slime behave?
Experiment with speed settings and watch the wave patterns.
Which setting gives the best results?
Use the slime stick to Poke the slime as it moves. How does
the slime feel?
IITT''SS AALLIIVVEE!!Measure 1 full scoop of cornstarch into the mixing bowl. Use your finger to get as much of the cornstarch into the bowl as you can.
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Snap on the lid.
Turn the dial slightly to the right.
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2Mix in 1 tablespoon (15 mL) of water. Use the hook end of the stick to stir until the slime is well mixed. It should be a little hard to stir.
INGREDIENTS CORNSTARCH WATER FOOD COLORING
Dr. Frankenstein had to wait for a lightning bolt, Dr. Frankenstein had to wait for a lightning bolt,
but you have the but you have the SLIME-O-NATORSLIME-O-NATOR to jolt your monster to life. to jolt your monster to life. Remove the cover and carefully add four drops of food coloring—each a different color—to the slime. Place the drops far apart from one another.
Snap the cover on and dial the Slime-O-Nator to the lowest speed. Watch what happens to the colors.
Pour the slime into your Slime-O-Nator.
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TTEECCHHNNIICCOOLLOOR R SSLLIIMMEE
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Slimes get their sticky stretchiness from gigantic molecules
called POLYMERS. Polymer molecules are made
of smaller, repeating parts that fit together
like the links in a chain. Polymers tend to be flexible and stretchy. Some are natural, like cornstarch, spider silk, and the DNA in your cells. Some are human-made, like plastic, glue, and the slimes made by you!
Instead of dissolving, the cornstarch
particles remain suspended in the
water. When there is no pressure, the
fluid flows like a liquid. But when you
hit or squeeze the fluid, the particles
JAM TOGETHER and become almost
solid. The instant the force is gone,
the particles FLOW APART and water
slides between them again.
The Slime-O-Nator’s vibrations are like you hitting the slime hundreds of times a second,
and all those particles jamming together and flowing apart create the wiggling movements you see.
When you STIR, SQUEEZE, PUSH, or VIBRATE a liquid, you are
applying SHEAR STRESS. Cornstarch slime gets thicker
with shear stress, so it’s called a shear-thickening fluid.
IT’S SO SUSPENSEFUL
STRESSED OUT!
THE SOURCE OF ALL SLIME: POLYMERS
TIP!You can use the dropper
to add drops of water or
more color to the slime
as it moves.
LAB EQUIPMENT GOOP SCOOP
MIXING CUP SLIME-O-NATOR
SLIME CYLINDER
SLIME STICK DROPPER
No Pressure Pressure
Your slime should start
moving like a dancing, mutating
slime monster.
PRINCIPLE: POLYMERS PRINCIPLE: POLYMERS
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Mucus in your nose traps pollen
and dust before they can get to
your lungs. The specks of pepper
or glitter in this slime imitate
the way allergen specks are
trapped in snot. Ew!
INGREDIENTS UNFLAVORED GELATIN
(ONE ENVELOPE IS ENOUGH)
WATER LIGHT CORN SYRUP
YELLOW FOOD COLORING
LAB EQUIPMENT MICROWAVE-PROOF CUP
GOOP SCOOP
SLIME CYLINDER
SLIME STICK SLIME-O-NATOR
ADULT ASSISTANT
PRINCIPLE: PROTEIN POLYMERS • MUCUSPRINCIPLE: PROTEIN POLYMERS • MUCUS
This is snot science. This is snot science. OH, YES, IT IS! OH, YES, IT IS!
SSNNOOTT SSLLIIMMEE!!
SSIICCKK SSLLIIMMEE!!INGREDIENTS
CLEAR GEL GLUE (OR GLITTER GLUE)
WATER (WARM) BORAX LAUNDRY BOOSTER
GROUND PEPPER (OPTIONAL)
LAB EQUIPMENT GOOP SCOOP
MIXING CUP SLIME CYLINDER
SLIME STICK MEASURING SPOON
SPOON
THE ANTI-SLIMEWarm water and dish
soap will make the protein
polymers in Snot Slime lose their
grip. The same anti-slime will
work for Sick Slime.
Every living thing makes slime. Sometimes the slime is on the inside. Sometimes it’s on the outside. Slimes from plants, algae, and bacteria are just called “slime.” The scientific name for most animal slime is MUCUS. The non-scientific name for slime from humans is “snot.”1 2
Have your assistant heat the water in the microwave until it starts to steam—about 30 seconds.
4Let it soften a few seconds and then stir until all of the gelatin dissolves.
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Measure 1 tablespoon (15 mL) of water into the cup.
Add a drop of yellow food coloring.
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Add 1 tablespoon (15 mL) of corn syrup and stir. Let it cool a minute.
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Mix together 1 tablespoon (15 mL) of glue and 1 tablespoon (15 mL) of water.
1Stir until the glue is thoroughly mixed. Sprinkle in a little ground pepper.
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3Measure 4 tablespoons (60 mL) of warm water into the cylinder. Add ½ teaspoon (2.5 mL) of borax powder.
Use the plunger end of the slime stick to mix the solution until the borax dissolves.
Pour a little borax solution into the glue mixture and stir. Keep adding the borax solution until you have reached slime perfection.
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IS IT MUCUS?NO, IT’S SNOT
Gelatin is a protein
polymer that loses its
structure in hot water.
As it cools, the protein
chains rebuild themselves.
The water and corn syrup
get trapped in the
spaces between the polymer chains,
creating a slimy mess of snotty goop.
PROTEINPOLYMERS
REAL LIFE MUCUS
MONSTER
Scoop out the snot and see how it feels.
Your body is a regular slime factory. It puts out a quart (liter) or more of slippery,
slimy mucus every day. The mucus keeps your
nose, lungs, and breathing passages clean by trapping
dust and bacteria. It also coats and protects the lining
of your digestive system from one end to the other.
WaterGlue
Pepper
Let it cool a minute.
Can you stretch it?
How does it behave in the Slime-O-Nator?
Sprinkle 1 teaspoon (5 mL) of gelatin powder over the hot liquid.
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INGREDIENTS WHITE GLUE BORAX LAUNDRY
BOOSTER WATER (WARM) FOOD COLORING
(OPTIONAL)
LAB EQUIPMENT GOOP SCOOP
MIXING CUP MEASURING SPOON
SLIME CYLINDER
SLIME STICK SPOON DROPPER
PRINCIPLE: COHESION • ELASTICITY • CROSS-LINKED POLYMERSPRINCIPLE: COHESION • ELASTICITY • CROSS-LINKED POLYMERS
LOOK OUT! LOOK OUT! TheyThey STRETCH! STRETCH! They They BOUNCE!BOUNCE! They They OOZE!OOZE! They They SLIME!SLIME!
THE THE BBLLOOB'B'SS SSLLIIMMYY BR BROTOTHHEERRINGREDIENTS
WHITE GLUE LIQUID STARCH*
(LIKE STA-FLO)
WATER FOOD COLORING
(OPTIONAL)
LAB EQUIPMENT MIXING CUP MEASURING SPOON
MIXING SPOON
THE ANTI-SLIME
Use warm water and soap
before the glue dries.
Clean up dried glue slime
with vinegar.
VINEGAR IS ALSO THE ANTI-GLUE.
1In the mixing bowl, stir together 1 tablespoon (15 mL) each of water and glue.
Stir in 1 tablespoon (15 mL) of liquid starch.
4When thoroughly mixed, pull it out of the bowl and try the Yank and Slime Ball tests.
3Try vibrating the slime.Add colors and see how they mix.
In the mixing cup, stir together 1 tablespoon (15 mL) each of waterand glue.
1 Measure ½ teaspoon (2.5 mL) borax powder and 4 tablespoons (60 mL) of warm water into the cylinder.
Use the plunger end of the stick to mix the borax.
2THE BLOBTHE BLOB
Add droppers full of borax solution to the glue mixture and stir until all the liquid is absorbed.
When the goo is thick enough, pick it up with your hands and knead it until smooth.
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Save the leftover borax solution for
blob variations.
TEST YOUR BLOBS!Yank testYank testStretch The Blob slowly. Now yank it hard! What happens?
Slime Ball testCan you roll your blob into a ball? Will it bounce? What happens
when you let the ball sit in the palm of your hand?
Slime-O-Nator testDo blob slimes act like a Franken-Slime?
CROSS-LINKED POLYMERS
Borax is a type of chemical called a CROSS-LINKER. The borax joins the glue’s polymer chains together. The cross-linked molecules get tangled up and form a stretchy, sticky mass. Cross-linked polymers are typically tougher and less flexible. More borax means more cross-linking.
COHESIONWhen you pull slowly, the slime molecules stay
stuck to one other, and the slime stretches
without breaking. The force that sticks
the molecules of a liquid together is called
COHESION (co-HEE-zhun).
ELASTICITYA material’s ability to go back
to its original shape after being smashed, stretched,
or bent is called ELASTICITY (uh-lass-TISS-ity).
Do your Blob slimes have elasticity?
(Do they return to their original shape?)
BLOB RECIPE VARIATIONSBefore you add the borax solution:
Add 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 ml) of sugar to the glue mixture. Is it stretchier? Add 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 ml) of baby powder to the glue mixture. Is it stiffer?Add a tiny squirt of hand lotion to the glue mixture. Increase the amount of borax in the water to 1 teaspoon (5 mL).
See how your blob behaves in the tests on page 11.
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*look for Liquid starch that contains sodium tetraborate— Or, to say it another way. borax!Water
Glue
WaterGlue
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Keep borax dust away from your face and avoid inhaling it. Keep borax away from small children.
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INGREDIENTS WHITE GLUE BORAX LAUNDRY BOOSTER
WATER (WARM) BAKING SODA VINEGAR FOOD COLORING
LAB EQUIPMENT MIXING CUP GOOP SCOOP
SLIME-O-NATOR
SLIME CYLINDER
SLIME STICK DROPPER
PRINCIPLE: CHEMICAL REACTIONPRINCIPLE: CHEMICAL REACTION
TheyThey FOAM! FOAM! They They FIZZ!FIZZ! They’re They’re FRIGHTFUL!FRIGHTFUL!
CCOOLLOOR-R-CCHHAANNGGIINNG G SSLLIIMMEE
You’ll need an adult assistant to use the blender.
INGREDIENTS CORNSTARCH WATER RED OR PURPLE CABBAGE
BAKING SODA LEMON JUICE OR VINEGAR
LAB EQUIPMENT BLENDER STRAINER SLIME CYLINDER
GOOP SCOOP
2 SMALL BOWLS
SLIME-O-NATOR
DROPPER
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Make a batch of The Blob slime from page 10.
Pat the slime flat and add 2 teaspoons (10 mL) of baking soda to the middle.
Place the dumpling in the Slime-O-Nator, snap on the cover, and turn on the machine.
Use the dropper to squirt lots of vinegar onto the dumpling. What happens?
1Tear up a leaf of purple cabbage and place it in the blender.
Add 1 cylinder of warm water.
2Have your adult assistant blend the mixture until you have a cabbage smoothie.
Pour the cabbage through a strainer into a cup or bowl. Keep the purple water and toss the leftover slop into the sludge bucket.
3In another bowl, measure 2 tablespoons (30 mL) each of cornstarch and baking soda.Stir the powders until mixed.
4Stir 1 tablespoon (15 mL) of cabbage water into the powders.
5Pour the slime into the Slime-O-Nator and turn on the machine.
As the slime wriggles, squirt lemon juice or vinegar onto the slime.
Fearsome froths mix acids and bases. Vinegar contains acetic
acid. Lemon juice has citric acid. Baking soda is a chemical called a base. Acids and bases are like mortal enemies. When an acid
and base collide, they neutralize each other in a spectacular
chemical reaction that produces carbon dioxide gas bubbles!
ACID SCIENCE,BASICALLY
The natural dye in purple cabbage turns colors
when mixed with acids and bases. A base turns it blue. Acids turn it pink. The
foam is the result of the acid meeting the soda.
DYEING TO CHANGE
Drop some food coloring on the baking soda. Fold the slime up like a dumpling, sealing the soda in the middle.
When you’re done watching the fizz, feel your slime. Does it feel different after its vinegar bath? That’s because vinegar breaks the glue’s polymer bonds.
THE ANTI-SLIME TEST What do you notice about
the color right away?
Stir until mixed. Add more cabbage water if the mixture is too thick to pour.
What happens?
(NOTE: If you don’t want to use
a blender, place the cabbage
and water in a ziplock bag. Get
the air out of the bag, seal it, and crush the cabbage with your
hands until the water turns dark purple.)
FIZZING SLIME FIZZING SLIME BLOBBLOB
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INGREDIENTS WATER
LAB EQUIPMENT SLIME CYLINDER
SLIME-O-NATOR
WAVE DOME
PRINCIPLE: STANDING WAVESPRINCIPLE: STANDING WAVES
What’s that I hear? Could it be What’s that I hear? Could it be SCIENCE?!SCIENCE?!
You probably noticed some strange behaviors when you energized your slimes in
You probably noticed some strange behaviors when you energized your slimes in
the Slime-O-Nator. These experiments shows you what’s been going on.
the Slime-O-Nator. These experiments shows you what’s been going on.
SSLLIIMMEE WWAAVVEESSINGREDIENTS
WATER CORNSTARCH FOOD COLORING
LAB EQUIPMENT MEDIUM-SIZE MIXING BOWL
GOOP SCOOP
SLIME-O-NATOR
WAVE DOME
GOOD VIBESGOOD VIBES21
Remove the Dome Top and set the Wave Dome inside the Dome Base. They don’t snap together.
Add two cylinders full of water to the Wave Dome and turn the Slime-O-Nator knob to the first mark.
Measure 4 tablespoons (60 mL) of water into a bowl.
21Add 1 scoop of cornstarch and stir until well mixed.
43Pour the mixture into the Wave Dome and turn on the Slime-O-Nator. Adjust the speed.
Turn off the machine, and carefully add two different-colored drops of food coloring to the liquid, on opposite sides of the bowl.
Turn the machine back on.
PEAKS, TROUGHS. AND STANDING WAVES
Vibrating the water makes waves
that zip back and forth between
the edge and center. As they zip,
they bounce off the rim and run
through other waves. Where the
waves meet, they can combine
to create areas with extra-high
PEAKS and extra-low TROUGHS.
They can also cancel each other
out to create wave-free zones.
All this combining and canceling
creates the wave patterns you see
in the bowl. The patterns are called
STANDING WAVES, because they
stay in place or move very slowly.
Sound is caused by vibrations. Higher-pitched sounds come from faster vibrations. Lower-
pitched ones come from slower vibrations. Repeat the vibrating water experiment. This time, listen
carefully to the sound of the Slime-O-Nator as you try fast and slow settings. Which sound is higher? Which is lower? Look at the wave patterns and see
how they change along with the pitch.
SEEING SOUND
Standing Wave
SOUND WAVES
What do you see?
Try different speeds on
the Slime-O-Nator dial.
Does the pattern change?
BACK TO NEWTONThe moving tendrils you’ve
seen in most of your slimes come from standing wave patterns. In the Franken-Slimes experiments, the
non-Newtonian properties of the shear-thickening
cornstarch slime caused it to pile up at the spots
where there were standing-wave peaks.
A Newtonian fluid, such as water, doesn’t
behave that way.
Are the standing wave patterns
different from the
water waves, or are they the same?
Watch What happens to the
colors.
Lower Pitch
Higher Pitch
Peak
Trough
Wavelength
Wavelength
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JUST THE BEGINNINGCongratulations! You’re an expert on the gooey world of slime. But don’t stop
now. Use your Slime-O-Nator to concoct and test variations on the slimes in this
book. Make up your own slime recipes. Snap on the Wave Dome and observe wave
patterns in other kinds of fluids. Investigate other non-Newtonian fluids and
polymers. The possibilities in the Slime Lab are endless. Have fun!
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BATTERY CAUTIONS• To ensure proper safety and operation, the
battery replacement must always be carried
out by an adult.• Never let a child use this product unless
the battery door is secure.
• Keep all batteries away from small children, and
immediately dispose of any batteries safely.
• Batteries are small objects and could be ingested.
• Only use batteries of the same or equivalent
types as recommended.
• Do not mix alkaline, standard (carbon-zinc),
or rechargeable batteries.
• Insert batteries with the correct polarity.
• Remove exhausted batteries from the toy.
• Do not short-circuit the supply terminals.
• Dispose of used batteries in accordance with
all local, state, and federal laws.
• Do not recharge non-rechargeable batteries.
• Remove rechargeable batteries from the toy
before charging them.
• Rechargeable batteries are only to be charged
under adult supervision.
• Different types of batteries, or new and used
batteries, are not to be mixed.
• Do not mix old and new batteries.
INSERT BATTERIESINSERT BATTERIES1. Turn over the Slime-O-Nator and use a
Phillips screwdriver to unscrew the battery
compartment door.
2. Remove old batteries and immediately
dispose of them in the proper trash
receptacle.3. Insert four new 1.5 volt AA (LR6) batteries,
making sure the polarities match the
diagram inside the battery compartment.
4. Replace the battery compartment door
and screw it into place.
Baking sodaBorax laundry booster*Corn syrup (light)Cornstarch (lots!)Food coloringGelatin (unflavored)Glue (clear gel or glitter)Glue (white)Lemon juiceLiquid starch (like Sta-flo)Pepper (ground)Red or purple cabbageVinegar*Borax may not be available in all countries.
INGREDIENTS USED IN THE SLIME EXPERIMENTS:
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Requires four 1.5V AA (LR6)
batteries (sold separately).